Elementary Virtual Outreaches
Lesson plan information for elementary school virtual outreaches
Learning Objective(s)
- Students will recognize that, like animals, plants are living things that move and have basic needs to survive.
- Students will observe part of a plant's life cycle.
- Students will identify the parts of a tree.
Standard(s)
Science Next Generation Sunshine State Standards
- SC.K.L.14.3 Observe plants and animals, describe how they are alike and how they are different in the way they look and in the things they do.
- SC.1.L.14.2 Identify the major parts of plants, including stem, roots, leaves, and flowers.
- SC.1.L.17.1 Through observation, recognize that all plants and animals, including humans, need the basic necessities of air, water, food, and space.
- SC.2.L.16.1 Observe and describe major stages in the life cycles of plants and animals, including beans and butterflies.
Essential Question(s)
- How do plants behave?
- What do plants need to grow?
- What are the parts of a plant?
Key Vocabulary
- branch: a part of a plant that grows out from the trunk or stem.
- flower: a blossom on a plant.
- leaf: the thin, flat, green part of a plant that grows on a stem or from roots.
- root: the part of a plant that grows down into the ground.
- seed: the hard part of a plant, usually found at the center, from which another plant like the first can grow
- trunk: the stem of a tree, from which the roots and branches grow.
Source: World Book Kids
Materials
For field trip craft:
- paper
- crayons
For extension activities (optional):
- Computer with internet access for every student
- Alvin Sherman Library card or E-Card to access the World Book Database
Extension Activities
- GerminatorActivity from PBS Learning Media
More Information
- Parts of PlantsDiagram from Gale in Context: Elementary
Recommended Books
Plant Life Cycles by Call Number: J 581 GRUNBAUMISBN: 9780531234655Publication Date: 2019-09-03How does an organism go from a tiny seed to a towering tree? How are seeds made in the first place?A True Book: Incredible Plants series introduces young investigative readers to many types of unusual and typical plants from photosynthesis, how they grow, and ways they survive in extreme environments. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.Follow the life journey of these living things from seed or spore to plant, and back again. Learn what it takes to burrow roots into the ground and extend up toward the sun, sprouting leaves, flowers, spores, or pollen along the way.
Bloom Boom! by Call Number: J 581 SAYREISBN: 9781481494724Publication Date: 2019-02-05Discover the magic--and the science--behind spring flower blooms with this companion to the celebrated Raindrops Roll, Best in Snow, and Full of Fall. When spring arrives, flowers of all kinds sprout and grow buds and bloom. Sometimes, they bloom a few at a time. But other times, many will bloom at once in a colorful flower boom! This photographic exploration of flowers goes from the desert to the woodlands and beyond, celebrating their beautiful variety and the science behind these colorful displays.
Seeds Move! by Call Number: J 581.467 PAGEISBN: 9781534409156Publication Date: 2019-03-19Discover the fascinating and surprising ways that seeds move and find a place to grow in this gorgeous picture book from Caldecott Honoree Robin Page. Every seed, big or small, needs sunlight, water, and an uncrowded place to put down roots. But how do seeds get to the perfect place to grow? This exploration of seed dispersal covers a wide range of seeds and the creatures that help them move, from a coconut seed floating on waves to an African grass seed rolled by a dung beetle, to a milkweed seed floating on the wind.
A Seed Is the Start by Call Number: J 581.467 STEWARTISBN: 9781426329777Publication Date: 2018-02-13Beautiful photography and lyrical text pair with comprehensive picture captions in award-winning author Melissa Stewart's story about the surprisingly diverse world of seeds. Learn all about the plant cycle, from how seeds grow, the fascinating ways they travel, and what it takes for a seed to become a plant.
Flowers Are Calling by Call Number: J 582.13 GRAYISBN: 9780544340121Publication Date: 2015-03-03Flowers are calling to all the animals of the forest, "Drink me!"--but it's the pollinators who feast on their nectar. In rhyming poetic form and with luminous artwork, this book shows us the marvel of natural cooperation between plants, animals, and insects as they each play their part in the forest's cycle of life.
